16 June 2008

There are lots of blooms in the garden to choose from again this week. The one in my vase on my desk today is an Old Garden Rose lovingly planted over 16 years ago by the charming lady who used to live here. Before she left I asked her to tell me the names of the plants in the garden - here is Souvenir de la Malmaison.

I like the way the petals are jumbled together - they remind me of the crumpled full-skirted silk wedding dresses of the early nineties.

Sadly the blooms are ruined by rain which tends to make them turn brown and rot before opening, so I am making the most of them while I can. The greenfly are prevalent but I'll leave those to the birds.